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U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Lateef Compton, U.S. Central Command senior enlisted leader, visits Airmen and Guardians in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, Jan. 7, 2026. Compton visited multiple sites around the base and had lunch with Airmen and Guardians assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Central. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop)

Space Force aims to beef up guardian presence for Centcom and other combatant commands

“We have proven that spacepower produces battlefield success. This means providing effective and well-equipped space forces, in the right quantities, to combatant commands on the front lines…
U.S. Army Maj. Steven McPherson, a joint doctrine team chief with the National Guard Bureau, looks at the interface of the Maven Smart System in Arlington, Virginia Feb. 20. McPherson was in a class to learn the MSS and its capability to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)

DOD components face ‘aggressive’ timeline for Maven Smart System transition

A March 9 memo sets an ambitious deadline for the Pentagon to make MSS a formal program of record by the end of this fiscal year.
Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing secure an airfield during exercise Emerald Warrior 2024 at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 1, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter)

Lawmakers fearful of SOCOM cuts, possible risk to mission

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle expressed concern this week over cuts to special operations forces, with many vowing to plus-up their budget as…
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks speaks with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander U.S. Navy Admiral John Aquilino at USINDOPACOM Headquarters, Hawaii, Dec. 14, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Space Force puzzling out future support for combatant commands

A full-scale mission analysis is in the pipeline, a senior Space Force official confirmed.
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